Olympics | Australia's McKeown wins women's 100m backstroke gold at Paris Olympics


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024

PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Kaylee McKeown set a new Olympic record as she won her second consecutive Olympic 100m backstroke title at the Paris Games on Tuesday.

McKeown finished in 57.33 seconds at La Defense Arena, beating her own previous mark of 57.47 set in Tokyo three years ago.

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